After investigating these and other claims of abuse, Paris requested that Beirut lift the diplomat’s to allow his prosecution to proceed in France.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/02/lebanon-crime-hezbollah-salameh-port-explosion-corruption/

A Hezbollah member and a Christian resident were killed in Wednesday's exchange of fire in the village of Kahaleh, near Beirut, which began when a Hezbollah truck carrying ammunition turned over while driving through the area, said Reuters.

Source: https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/4486706-hezbollah-displays-armored-vehicles-1st-time-lebanon

Around noon, angry protesters briefly closed roads in different parts of the country, including the main north-south highway, as well as others in Beirut and the eastern Bekaa Valley.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/lebanon-ap-protesters-beirut-international-monetary-fund-b2305149.html

Associated Press journalists Isabel DeBre in Jerusalem and Bassem Mroue in Beirut contributed to this report.

Source: https://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/world/egypts-border-crossing-opens-to-let-a-trickle-of-desperately-needed-aid-into-besieged-gaza/article_27cd95f8-50aa-5d3d-955a-f7567fef4b31.html

Before immigrating to France from Beirut in the midst of Lebanon’s brutal civil war in the 1970s, Jacques Saadé had been forced to Syria after the Baathist regime the family’s vegetable oil and tobacco business.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/04/france-shipping-marseille-cma-cgm-saade/

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security forces Wednesday fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters, mainly retired soldiers, who tried to break through the fence leading to the government headquarters in downtown Beirut.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2583916/tear-gas-clashes-as-lebanon-protesters-try-to-storm-govt-hq.html

Both of them lingered on one incident in particular: a wedding in Beirut that started under unpleasant circumstances.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/05/how-to-hire-a-pop-star-for-your-private-party

Bou Habib, for his part, said that Beirut supports stability in Iran and rejects any interference in the internal affairs of other countries.

Source: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196094/Iran-welcomes-talks-between-Syria-Turkey

Damascus, SANA- An Italian humanitarian aid shipment arrived in Damascus through Beirut International Airport.

Source: http://sana.sy/en/?p=300259

Emirates has sponsored the Lebanese Basketball League and top division teams through its support of the Beirut Basketball Club and Al Hikma BC (Club Sagesse) as an official jersey sponsor.

Source: https://www.emirates247.com/sports/football/emirates-becomes-etoile-sportive-du-sahel-sponsor-2023-06-23-1.713654

He said: "It brings you back to the Beirut days."

Source: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/arson-suspect-bailed-after-eight-27556778

"I am afraid I won't be allowed back in Kuwait, at least for several years," she said after landing in Beirut, noting that she is due to return to the US next week.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/01/us-based-bidoon-activist-traumatised-after-denied-kuwait-entry

If they amp things up enough, Damascus and Beirut could become ashtrays.

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/11/james-howard-kunstler/the-four-wars/

In February, angry mobs burned several banks in Beirut in response to the currency devaluing.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/lebanon-police-clashes-retired-soldiers-trying-storm-government-hq

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks to journalists during a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bouhabib in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, January 13, 2023.

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-march-12-2023/

It was the deadliest confrontation between the Iran-backed Hezbollah and Lebanese who oppose it since clashes in Beirut two years ago, further rocking the stability of a country already suffering deep political and economic crises.

Source: https://www.aol.com/news/lebanese-army-ammunition-overturned-truck-081258091.html

Landerholm said there also were "indications" that groups are planning other acts against Swedish interests abroad, and cited the storming of Sweden's Embassy in Baghdad last month and an attempted attack on the diplomatic mission in Beirut last week.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230814/sweden-calls-for-vigilance-abroad-after-quran-desecrations-and-protests

Last April the IMF last April announced an agreement in principle with Beirut for $3 billion in aid spread over four years, but conditional on implementing crucial reforms.

Source: https://yalibnan.com/2023/02/04/france-to-host-a-meeting-to-end-lebanon-political-impasse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=france-to-host-a-meeting-to-end-lebanon-political-impasse

Lebanese security forces fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of protesters, mainly retired soldiers, who tried to break through the fence leading to the government headquarters in downtown Beirut.

Source: https://www.samfordcrimson.com/tear-gas-violent-clashes-unravel-as-lebanese-protesters-try-to-storm-government-headquarters-in-beirut-2023-03-22.html

Minister of Public Works and TransportLebanon’s caretaker government, announced that Beirut International Airport will receive 3 Romanian planes carrying aid from the European Union for the assist the affected by the earthquake in Syria.

Source: http://sana.sy/en/?p=300475